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Queen Elizabeth’s official bra-fitter has lost her privileged job after she published her decades-old experience in a tell-all book.

The upmarket underwear company that supplied lingerie to the Queen had its warrant scrapped after a tell-all book gave details of royal fittings.

Rigby & Peller held the royal warrant for 57 years, but was stripped of support when June Kenton, who transformed it into a world-leading retailer, wrote a book about her work.

The 82-year-old stayed on the firm’s board and continued to fit the Queen’s bras at Buckingham Palace even when Belgian company, Van de Velde, bought her majority stake in 2011.

Her professional relationship with Queen Elizabeth II came to an end shortly after her book, titled, Storm in a D-Cup, was published in March 2016.

Mrs, Kenton bought Rigby & Peller with her husband in 1982, paying £20,000, but sold her stake for £8m 29 years later.

It was revealed on Tuesday her company lost the royal warrant that it had held since 1960 because she wrote about fitting the Queen, detailing she was half-dressed at the time and that the fitting was carried out in front of her dogs.

June Kenton also offered intimate details about fittings with Princess Diana, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.

Mrs. Kenton dubbed herself ‘the UK’s leading boobologist’ in a bid to promote the book, adding that ‘even the grandest ladies need to be well-supported’ and describing the first time she fitted the 91-year-old monarch.

In interviews, Mrs. Kenton revealed that Diana not only came for fittings, but ordered swimsuits designed in Israel and accepted posters showing models in lingerie and swimwear for princes William and Harry to display in their Eton studies.

Russell Tanguay, director of warrants at the Royal Warrant Holders Association, confirmed yesterday that the Knightsbridge-based retailer had lost its warrant.

Mr. Tanguay said companies are granted a window in which to remove the royal coat of arms, which is earned when a firm has supplied the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, or Prince Charles for five out of the last seven years.

The royal coat of arms must be removed from any promotional material and shop signs.

Mrs. Kenton and her company have also served Margaret Thatcher and Joan Collins.

A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said: “In respect of Royal Warrants, we never comment on individual companies.”

Rigby & Peller bras can cost more than £100, with briefs almost as expensive.(Daily Mail)

The bra is an integral part of a woman’s dressing. It shapes the body and helps especially well-endowed women to manage their assets.

According to product analyst in the Textiles Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, Lexie Sachs, you shouldn’t wash a bra after each wear. This is because…

Frequent washing can make your bra lose its elasticity and unable to support the breasts the way it should.

Once a bra loses its shape, the fit is compromised, he counsels.

In a tropical environment such as ours, which is very hot and makes you sweat, you are expected to wash your bra after wearing it for six times at worst, and four times at best.

For instance, if you’re outside on a humid day and end up sweating a lot, you’ll want to wash your bra sooner.

On the other hand, if you use a bra for a couple of hours, that might not count as a ‘wear’, Sachs says.

When you sweat, you produce more oil in the body, which can make bacteria to grow, resulting in unpleasant smell. Therefore, if you sweat quite a lot, then you need to wash your bra more often.

One of the tricks is to have more than two bras, so that you can change them, instead of relying on just a bra for a long time.

Again, some bras come with handling instructions. Obey them. Always heed the care tag.
In general, bras like a gentler bath to keep them in good shape, but check the labels for the best instructions.
Many people use the washing machine these days. If you opt to wash your bra in the washing machine, use the “most delicate” cycle, instead of the “standard” cycle.
You may also protect your bra by putting it in a pillow case and tightening it, so that the bra will not become tangled to other clothes, straining or completely yanking off the hooks.
Use mild soaps to wash your bra, and lay it flat to dry in the sun. If you hang it, it might become overstretched and not fit snugly around your bust again.
Before you lay your bra out, make sure the cups aren’t misshapen or folded, and use a towel to blot up excess water (don’t wring or twist the bra). Sachs say that this method is even a good idea for sports bras. Even though they seem sturdier, they require careful tending to keep them as supportive as possible.
And when storing your bra, line them up in the drawer, instead of crumpling among other clothes/undies. Otherwise, they may lose shape if they become crumpled.

US model Jasmine Tookes presents the $3 Million 2016 Bright Night Fantasy Bra during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris on November 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Super model, Jasmine Tookes hit the runway on Wednesday with the Fantasy Bra, the piece de resistance of the Victoria Secret brand for 2016. It’s the 20th Fantasy bra in the series since 1996. This year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show — took place Wednesday night in Paris’ Grand Palais, France.